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Care conundrum: demographic shifts create jobs but not workers

Demand for care staff is certain to rise, but providers are already failing to fill vacancies

When AbleCare Homes began a recruitment drive last year, it ran into a serious problem: there were not enough workers.

The small, Bristol-based provider only managed by hiring migrant workers and expensive agency staff. “Without that, I’m not really sure where we’d be,” says relationship manager Josh Hawker.

In the decade to 2030, the number of over-60s will rise from 1bn to 1.4bn, according to the World Health Organization. That will trigger a sharp rise in demand for healthcare-related jobs. Consultancy McKinsey estimates there will be a need for 85mn roles globally by 2030, 50mn higher than in 2016.

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